Dear friends,

   I, Daniel V. Hughes, Jr. now understand all Hughes Corps, the various holding companies and offshore entities owned by this writer. These entities were used to facilitate and procure financing in order to authenticate large metal purchases. This brought massive credits into circulation to be traded to a degree of mind-boggling proportions. This in turn brought out greed, deception, torture and a great loss of life.

   The relationship and ideas of Russell Herman and D.V. Hughes were taken advantage of and stolen. The powers to be, greed, misinformation and brokers' games accelerated the deception and theft. This has led to one of the world's largest nightmares and has destroyed and devastated the only visible surviving member of the Herman/DV Hughes AKA goldenboy relationship. I was known as one of Herman's boy scouts.

   In the fall of 2002, I finally got to meet Mrs. Russell Herman, nowadays known as V. K. Durham. She is the owner of the "one time only Bonus 3392 Commodity Contract" that is under treaty provisions exempt from U.S. SEC Rules & Regulations, Rule 144a as Private Bond Holder and the true owner of Cosmos Seafood Energy Marketing, Ltd. This lady has been run through the mill just like I have. I can fully understand her position and her drive to push forward with new business. This new friendship of Russell's wife has picked up where the late Russell Herman left off, by pledging to cover all the late Russell Herman's action and operations.

   I know there is nothing I can do to bring Russell back, but I wish he were still here. Things would be a lot easier in dealing with misinformed entities and doors could be opened with ease.

   As of this date, October 14, 2003, the old business is still in existence, but it is time to move on. My true friends will never be forgotten. As for the future, I look forward to new friendships and new beginnings.

   Sincerely,

   D.V. Hughes Jr.